“The second claimant is Joseph Conrad, who has already been mentioned under his patronym, Korzeniowski.”
“You are only its bearer, nothing more than the agent for the transmission of the patronym.”
“He ate in the Lotus and of its patronym, and was lulled into blissful peace with the other fortunate mariners.”
patronymic
Name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
“Probably more significant is the fact that Brown was one of the many neutral names adopted by clansmen who wanted to be rid of their politically incorrect Gaelic patronymics.”
“Explaining patronymics to a four year old is always a difficult thing.”
“In 1292, 48 percent of Welsh names were patronymics, and in some parishes over 70 percent.”
